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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 27.
    anarthaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Unmeaning, idle, fruitless. n. (-kaṃ) Unmeaning or nonsensical discourse.

    E. an neg. artha meaning, and kan aff.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 22, col. 2.
    ana_rthaka (kaṃ) 1. n. Unmeaning dis-
    course. a. Unmeaning.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 72, col. 1.
    anarthaka Bahuvr. m. f. n. (-rthakaḥ-rthakā-rthakam) 1 Not having

    the sense or meaning (of). 2 Not-significative (as a particle

    &c.). 3 Unmeaning, meaningless, nonsensical. 4 Fruitless,

    vain, unprofitable. 5 Unhappy, unlucky. E. anartha II., sa-

    māsānta aff. kap.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 19, col. 1.
    anarthaka anartha + ka, adj. 1. Use-

    less, Pañc. 183, 2. 2. Vain, Brāhmaṇav.

    1, 14. 3. Unmeaning, nonsensical.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 26, col. 3.
    An-arthaka, as, ā, am, useless, vain, worthless;

    meaningless, nonsensical.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 26, col. 2.
    an-arthaka mfn. useless, vain, worthless
    p. 26, col. 2.
    meaningless, nonsensical.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 23, col. 1.
    anarthaka

    mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Unmeaning, idle, fruitless.

    n. (-kaṃ) Unmeaning
    or nonsensical discourse.

    E. an neg. artha meaning, and kan aff.

    Renou Terminologie grammaticale du Sanskrit

    vol. 1, p. 17. ☞ vol. 3, p. 364.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 176.
    anarthaka (von 3. a + artha) adj. gaṇa uraādi

    1) unnütz NIR. 1, 15. ṚV. PRĀT. 11, 35. P. 4, 1, 130, Vārtt. PAT. zu P. 2, 4, 66. R. 2, 20, 50. PAÑCAT. 183, 2. eitel, von keinem Werth: dhigidaṃ jīvitaṃ loke gatasāramanarthakam BRĀHMAṆ. 1, 14. R. 2, 7, 24.

    — 2) bedeutungslos NIR. 1, 7. 9. 15. 10, 1. P. 1, 4, 93. sinnlos: pralāpo 'narthakaṃ vacaḥ AK. 1, 1, 5, 16. 21. H. 275. sārthākānarthakapada SĀH. D. 69, 13.

    vol. 5, p. 979.
    anarthaka

    1) Spr. 3452. fg.

    — 2) Verz. d. Oxf. H. 207,a,14.

    — 3) unglücklich Spr. 4391.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 42, col. 3.
    anarthaka Adj.

    — 1) unnütz 214,17. werthlos.

    — 2) unglücklich Spr. 3577.

    — 3) bedeutungslos.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    p. 9, col. 1.
    anarthaka (a praec. s. ka vel aka) infelix. BR. 1. 15.

    Abhidhānaratnamālā of Halāyudha

    p. 18.
    anarthaka;
    anulāpo muhurbhāṣā pralāpo'narthakaṃ vacaḥ .
    1.1.1.150

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 151, col. 1.
    anarthaka na0 artho'bhidheyo'prāśastye na0 ba0 kapsamā0 .
    samudāyārthaśūnye pralāpe, asambaddhe vākye ca . vyarthe tri0 .
    dhigidaṃ jīvitaṃ loke kimu? sārthamanarthakamiti .